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Originally Posted by tristanrobin
This may come as as surprise to "Chan" - but pedophilia is illegal. Homosexuality is not.
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Irrelevant because at one time homosexuality was also illegal.
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Consequently, the analogy is not only odious, but ludicrous.
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The two are entirely comparable in the particular context of my post and this "one is legal and the other isn't" argument you're making doesn't change that. Stick to the point!
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I am always very very concerned about the neighbors and family members of people unable to discern between the legal acts of consenting adults and the rape of children. It just seems like a situation simmering until it explodes on the 11pm news.
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Legality is irrelevant. Technically, an 18 year-old having sex with a 15 year-old is illegal but it's legal for someone who is 17 years, 11 months and 29 days old to have sex with a 15 year-old. The difference is an arbitrary piece of legislation. There was a time when homosexuality was illegal. There was a time when adultery was illegal in some societies. So, don't give me this crap about "one is legal and the other isn't."
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A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air.
"Why?" asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes toward the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual and tosses it over his shoulder.
"I'm a panda," he says at the door. "Look it up."
The waiter turns to the relevant entry and, sure enough, finds an explanation.
"Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves."
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